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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
GIS 54 | Title:
DATA ACQUISITION IN GIS |
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Full Title:
Data Acquisition in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
Last Reviewed:11/14/2022 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
33 - 3 Enrollments Total
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Catalog Description:
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This geographic information systems (GIS) course provides students with the knowledge and practical experience necessary to develop skills in the acquisition, conversion, integration, analysis, management, storage and drafting of geospatial and attribute data.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of GIS 51 OR Course Completion of APTECH 54B ( or CEST399.54)
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This geographic information systems (GIS) course provides students with the knowledge and practical experience necessary to develop skills in the acquisition, conversion, integration, analysis, management, storage and drafting of geospatial and attribute data.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of GIS 51 OR Course Completion of APTECH 54B ( or CEST399.54)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:33 - 3 Enrollments Total
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2009 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify appropriate sources of geospatial data for GIS
2. Identify appropriate sources of attribute data for GIS
3. Collect data in the field using GPS technology
4. Capture attribute data from public and proprietary sources
5. Hand digitize data from aerial and remote sensing imagery or maps
6. Integrate Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Raster, Triangular Irregular Network (TIN), Vector and point data in a GIS project
7. Differentiate and prioritize GIS data based on source precision and source accuracy
8. Prepare written, formatted and diagrammatic summaries of various data sources
9. Describe data in narrative fashion for scientific reports and transmission to clients
10. Repeating students will gain enhanced skills and proficiencies through learning and applying methodologies and tools from updated and upgraded versions of the software.
Topics and Scope
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1. Data science and the theory of data
2. Data as discrete numbers vs. data as information
3. Arithmetic and logic
4. Data types, formats and field collection methods
5. Acquisition of existing geospacial and attribute data sets from related GIS sources
6. Acquisition of geospatial and attribute data from remote sensing
7. Analysis, summarization and handling of raw data
8. Conversions and management of data and data files
9. Metadata and data documentation
10. Global positioning systems (GPS)
11. Coordinate systems and datums
12. Mobile mapping and composing field notes
13. Summarize and deliver GIS data
14. With repeat: Updated versions of software - methodologies and tools.
Assignments:
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1. Reading assignments averaging 30-50 pages per week. The reading will be assigned each week for the material to be covered in class the following week.
2. Weekly or biweekly lab reports
3. Midterm exam
4. Final exam
5. Repeating students will gain enhanced skills and proficiencies through learning and applying methodologies and tools from updated and upgraded versions of the software.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 0 - 0% |
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This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course. |
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Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 40 - 50% |
Lab reports | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 30 - 40% |
Operate GPS receivers, proper acquisition of data | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 30% |
Mid-term exam and final exam, including: multiple choice, completion, true-false, short answer, short essay, and/or oral presentation | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 0% |
None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Karen Steede-Terry, Integrating GIS and the Global Positioning System, 1st Edition, ESRI Press, 2000 (Classic)
Jeff Thurston et al., Integrated Geospatial Technologies: A Guide to GPS, GIS, and Data Logging, 1st Edition Wiley Publications, 2003
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Tufte, Edward R. Graphics Press, 1983 (Classic)
Envisioning Information, Tufte, Edward R. Graphics Press, 1994 (Classic)
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